Search-light reflector.



6. A. PARSONS & G. G. STONEY'.

SEARCH LIGHT REFLECTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1910.

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SEABUH LIGHT REFLECTOR. APPLLGATIOII FILED JUNE 13, 191.0.

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0. A. PARSONS & G. G. STONEY.

SEARCH LIGHT REFLECTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1910.

1,071,569, Patented Aug.26,1913.

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N T R5 UNITED STAT E S PTENT OFFICE.

(.[IARLES ALGER NON PARSONS AND GEORGE GERALD STONEY. OF NEWCASTLE-UPON- TYNE, ENGLAND; SAID STONEY ASSIGNOR TO SAID PARSONS.

SEARCH-LIGHT REFLECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 26,191 3;

Application filed June 13, 1910. Serial No. 566,685.

To (17/ :c/zom it may concern:

lie it known that we. the llonorahle (n.unacs AIAHCHNUN laasoxs. t. 13.. and (trzonun (lineup S'roxtzv. subjects of the King ot (treat Britain and Ireland. hoth residing, at lleaton 'orks, Newcastleatpon- Tyne. in the county of Nort'lunnberland. England. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Search-Light Reflectors, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to improvements in reflectors for projectors and the like.

In some cases with projectors and search lights itis necessary to produce not only a beam of light collected from a luminous source which shall have practically equal illuminating power in all parts of the beam. but to produce a beam of light with a dark portion generally in the center of the beam or with a dark hand across. For instance when ships are passing through the Suez (anal at nightit is necessary to be able to illuminate the banks of the canal t'or navigation purposes but in order that an approaching ship may not he dazzled by the light, ot' the projector the beam produced must have a dark center when another ship is approaching. This dark center has been obtained previously in various ways such as by a suitable shutter placed generally in trout ol' the front glass of the projector.

It is evident that this method entails the loss of a certain amount of light depending ot course upon the area of the shutter. 'lhc same ett'ect has lso been produced by a dispersing lens provided with a suitable sluttter or by a dispersing lens constructed to divide the beam and used either in conjunction with or independent of the ord nanv dispersing lens. These latter methods however add to the number of operative elements in a pro ector each of w lnch requires careful designing and mounting' to obtain the required effect. They also add to the danger of the reflector being' rendered use less by the fracture of any of its parts.

The object of the present invention is to provide a reflector which shall produce a beam of light having such dark portion or portions and be of simple and strong construction. I

The invention consists for this purpose in dividing a reflector of any suitable curvature into a plurality of parts, these parts being so connected together that the angle between them can be varied whereby the light rctlect'cd from each part maybe combined to term a single beam which may be of variable width or be made to term a plu rality of beams.

The invention further consists in the in1- proved reflectors hereinafter indicated.

Referring now to the accompanying; drawings which form a part oi the specification, Figure l and. Fi e. 3 are eI'oSS-Sttftitillfll elevations of a parabola ellipse reflector adapt.- ed to give a single, and two wide reflected beams of light. respectively. while Fig. 2 is a front. el ration of the reflector in Fig. 1. Fig. land Fig. (3 are cross-sectional elevations of a parabola reflector for producing a single and two narrow reflected beams of light. respectively. while Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the reflector in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 shows a rear view of the retlector with the details of the construction whereby it is held and moved. Fig. b shows av side elevation illustrating still further these de tails. this section being taken on line 13- 1% of Fig. T. Fig. 9 shows a like section on line -{l of Fig. 7.

In carrying the invention into effect according to one method as shown in Figs. 1, Q and 3. a parabola ellipse reflector is divided into two separate pa rts, a and 1'). preferably along a horizontal diameter A A, and separately mounted, the parts being connected together by a hinge as shown at, c, so that each part may swing about. the hinge as axis. liy this means it will be seen that tl angle between the two parts, a and 7), an be varied from an angle to give the same beam of light as the original reflector to that necessary to give two beams having any desired angle between them. For example. in the reflector shown in Figs '1, 2 and 3. light from a luminous source, f, is reflected as converging beams of light, 0, 0, y. audit, (2, 7., from the parts, a and 7), of the reflector respectively. Each of these beams of light again diverges as shown at, Z: and y in a manner already Well known and from two separate beams. It will thus be evident that the angle of divergence between these two reflected beams Will depend on the angle between the parts, a and b, of the reflector. The angle of divergence between the reflected beams can thus be altered by varying the angle between the reflector ,be provided for altparts in any manner, and the beams can be separated from one another at any distance from the reflector, 'or brought together at the focus of the reflector taken as-a whole,

and so caused to form one divergent beam.

suitable means may the angle between ny desired angle bethe parts to obtain tween the beams pro This invention may applied to para-l bolic elliptic or hyperbolic reflectors or to parabola-ellipse, paraboia-hyperbola, hyperbola-ellipse reflectors or to a reflector of any other shape and curvature, the type 'of reflector used being determined by the shape of beam, required. For instance if two narrow b ams were 'required parabola reflector as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, would be used divided into two parts, a and 7), w ilc it wider beams were required a parabol'. llipjse reflector as shown in "Figs. 1; 2 and 3 would be used, and with such a refieetora single beam of half the totalwidth of the two cams can be obtained by causing suitable overlapping of the beams.

This invention is applicable to reflectors for all .p urposes of projection where reflectors are used to collect the light of a luminous source and it is desired to split the light thus concentrated into a number of portions, the angle between which can be varied. Thus the invention can well be applied to projectors used for stage lighting.

it will be seen that many modifications may be madein the method of carrying this invention into effect without in any way departing from ,the spirit of the same.

As an illustration of the details of practipal supporting devices for reflector parts, and referring to '7, 8 and 9, it will be observed that the reflector is shown in two parts, semicircular, as shown in Fig'. 7, and in the concave form in the. other fig ures. These parts are held in two semi-circular frames 2', j, which are supported at their ends upon hinge pieces 0 to which they are connected by bolts.and the cars of which y be mounted in any are hinged upon pivots m, the whole being connected to their support, as shown at 11. Clips of sustain the reflectors a and 5 upon these frames. Movement, of the sections is controlled by a lever 2 mounted upon an arni S by a pivot'r, said arm being fixed upon the rear inclosing shell 2). Lever gis connected to the sections by arm's w, u, (Figs. 8 and 9) so that both sections are moved simultaneously and equally in relation to being constructed and arranged to throw a single beam or distinct beams separated by a dark space. r

3. reflector composed of two equal parts each movable in relation to the other adjustable supporting means carryin said parts,

the reflecting surfaces of said parts being constructed and arranged to throw asingle or divided beam according to the designed relative adjustment of the parts.

4. A reflector comprising in qimbination a plurality of reflecting parts, supporting means and means connecting said parts thereto permitting angular movement of each part relatively to each other whereby the, parts can be arranged to reflect a plurality of beams or a single beam.

5. A reflector comprising in combination two reflecting parts, supporting means, and means connecting said parts thereto, permitting angular movement of each part relatively to the other, whereby the parts can be arranged to reflect a single beam 'orftwo separate beams.

In testimony whereof, we attix'our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CllAlthllS AhGERNON PARSONS. GEORGE GElt/thlhS'lONEY. Witnesses:

'l annenicic GORDON HAYBnnro'im,

Amber #VILLIAM Mm. 

